1) Gov. Mark Dayton has offered to spend roughly $262 million in his supplemental budget proposal, up roughly $100 million from his original plan, as ...

The most important spending to many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, a 5 percent pay hike for home and community-based services workers, will cost a projected $91 million.

The bill was amended only slightly during Thursday's proceedings.

Proposals to restrict or delay online sales abound, but political will may be lacking.

Republican speakers expressed gratitude, though several used the occasion to criticize the DFL for passing the taxes in the first place.

House Majority Leader Erin Murphy said she plans to hold an informational House Rules Committee hearing in late February.

Gov. Mark Dayton sent a harsh letter to IBM in December, which faulted the tech company for failures with MNsure's website.

Dayton said he had been speaking with the MNsure board on an increasingly frequent basis in recent months.

Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Jim Schowaler said the Legislature and the administration should use a projected surplus to build up the state's reserve accounts.

The issue of voting registration apparently did not arise during the debate over the legislation's passage more than a dozen years ago.